Charlie Musselwhite | |
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 Musselwhite performing on the New York City Blues Cruise, 2003 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Douglas Musselwhite |
| Also known as | Memphis Charlie |
| Born | January 31, 1944 Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Origin | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues |
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| Years active | 1966–present |
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| Website | charliemusselwhite |
Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader[1] who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal figure in helping to revive the Chicago Blues movement of the 1960s. He has often been identified as a "white bluesman".[2][3]
Musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for Elwood Blues, the character played by Dan Aykroyd in the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers.[4]
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